Dispenser for canned liquids



Aug. 22, 1950 J. M. HEMOVICH DISPENSER FOR CANNED. LIQUIDS Filed April 9, 1946 In ventor Joseph 77. flex/10 Via/z fiawq p I: V Figure 4 is a cross sectional view,

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Patented Aug. 22, 1950 nIsPE Ns'nn FoR CANN'ED IiIQUIDs Josepli Ms Hemovich, Sunnyvale, ;Gali f Apulicwtion'April'iL 1946;;seriarNb:660,78

This inventior-r relates to'=new-- and useful im provements and structural refinements/ im dis pensers forccanned l liquids; and tl ie pril'mliial ob jest on the inventioni istoz;v provide: device of thecharacter herein described, such as may be shapedwoyen on can and thedeviceisi equipped j with a suitable handle, whereby;v the s ame; gether withthetassociatedman mau be comfortably held while pouring;

A fiirther object of the invention is to=provide a dispenser which, by virtue of its construction above described isof a highly sanitary nature and whichwill eliminate the conve'ntionally experienced clog g-ingof the apertures; such a s aire -usually punctured -inr the end ofpthercan to facilitate the pouring operation.

Another obj ect of dispenser whiolrwill'" appreciably assist "preserving the contents of the can in fresh condition, by excluding outside atmosphere therefrom.

An additional object of the invention is to pro vide a dispenser which is simple in construction and which may be readily applied to or removed from the can.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a dispenser which cannot easily become damaged. b

With the above more important objects in view 7 and such other objects as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the construction and arrangement of parts as shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention, showing the same in situ on a, can,

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of the invention per se, the same being taken in the plane of the line 2--2 of Figure 3,

Figure 3 is a top plan View of the invention,

taken on' the Figure 5 is a cross sectional view, taken on the plane of the line 5--5 in Figure 1.

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ralitya ofiradiall'yzfextending aperturesuor passages the inyeritionis to prtr'r ide-a 2 a 1 like cllaracters of reierenceareused to designate like parts irnthe specification and-throughout th'e several viewst Re'ferring=- new to the accompanying drawings in detail," the invention consists of a cylindrical stem designated generally by the reference character: logthe same being angulated at the ends thereof 5 as; at? M and I2 and thus. havinga.- '2'- sliaped configuration} best shown in Fig-ure 2'.

The: angulatedportion E2 is? taperedto" a pointed extremity? l3 and: constitutes aspike, so

toispeald hereinafter: more fully" described. The

remaining stem portion II is bevelledias at M and: I the :lattert constituting a. pouring: lip; A

liquid? passage: t6: extends: from-this lip. through the portion-a H: and through-the center: ortion 7 l of the stem I0 and opens-as at ESeOnEthe-outer surfacesottheustem, adjacent-Ate thespikei i2.

Furtlrieh liquid passages l 9 are" provided. radiallyiinuthestem'portion: li'liian'd icommunicate with the passage- I163 as? Willbe clearlyapparent. from the azccompanymg: drawings; V

An airl' passage 20? extends from the. bevelled surface M throughfth'e stem portion [1 andais angnlated 2 to pass: through the spike E 2. A. p1u- ZaI'JJ-aresformed-w the" spike adjacent: to the pointed extremityf 43; the: passages 2i? communicating withlthei passage' 20. Ituwill beano ted thetainaorderrtolfacilitate the formation .of. the passage 20 in the spike l2 the pointed extremity l3 may be formed separately from the spike and connected thereto by a suitable adapter 22 insorted into the passage 20.

The center portion I! of the stern H! is externally screw-threaded and the stem is also provided with a recessed detent 23. A frusto-conical nut 24 is engageable with the screw-threaded portion of the stem l1 and the underside of the nut 24 is equipped with a gasket 25. The nut 24 is also provided with an angulated handle 25.

A cover or cap 21, configurated substantially as shown, is positioned on the portion ll of the stem 10 and the configuration of this cover or cap is such that it may simultaneously cover the outer ends of both the passage I6 and the passage 20. The underside Of the cover 21 is equipped with a suitable seal or gasket 28, and the cover is pivoted as at 29, to the stem ID. A finger-piece 3B is formed integrally with the cover 2'! and the latter is also provided with a downwardly extending yoke 3|, which straddles the stem portion H.

The lower end of the yoke 3| is formed with v pression spring 33 is positioned between this detent and the underside of the portion II to normally urge the cover 27 into its closed position.

When the invention is placed in use, the spike I2 is caused to penetrate the end 34 of the can 35 and it will be noted that the passage of the spike through the end will result in the formation of a substantially elongated aperture or opening 36. The device as a whole should then be rotated in either directionthrough approximately 90 so that the recess 23 will engage the underside of the end 34, While the spike I2 will also engage the same but at the relatively op--' posite side of the opening 36, as'is best shown in Figure l.

The insertion of the spike into the can may produce a slight bulging of the end 34, as indi cated at 31. This bulge will assist in retaining the dispenser in position and the retaining ac-- tion is further secured by tightening the nut 24 on the stem portion I! so that the nut engages the upper surface of the end.

The device is now in readiness for use, and by simultaneously holding the handle 26to tip the dispenser and the associated can, and pressing downwardly on the finger-piece 30, the cap 2'! will uncover the passages l6 and 20,. as is best shown in Figure 2. The contents of the can may now pass through the passages lB, 19,. and [6, to the pouring lip l5. Simultaneously, air will be drawn through the passagelil and through the apertures 2| into the can, to displace the discharging liquid.

It will be noted that apart from its purpose for holding the dispenser and can, the handle 26 may be conveniently employed for rotating the nut 24 on the stem portion l1.

It is believed that the use and advantages of the invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing disclosure, and accordingly a further description thereof is considered unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction and com- Y binatipn and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. I

What I claim as my inventionis: '1. A dispenser for canned liquids, comprising in combination, a substantially Z-shaped member terminating in a pouring lip at one end and in a piercing extremity at the remaining end thereof, said member being provided with an L-shaped, open ended liquid passage and with an L-shaped, open ended air passage, said pas- Sages extending through the intermediate portion of said member to the pouring and piercing extremities thereof respectively and having spatially separated outer openings, an elongated cover pivoted to said member and adapted to simultaneously close said spatially separated openings, and means for removably retaining said member on a can.

2. A dispenser for canned liquids, comprising in combination; a substantially Z-shaped member terminating in a pouring extremity at one end and in a piercing extremity at the remaining end thereof, said member being provided with an L-shaped open ended liquid passage and with an L-shaped open ended air passage, said passages extending through the intermediate portion, ofsaid member commonly and through the pouring and piercing end portions of said member respectively, a spring pressed, channel-like cover pivoted to said pouring arm, said cover having a U-shaped cross sectional configuration and normally closing the outer ends of said passages, a clamping nut provided on the midportion of said member, a pouring handle secured to said nut and extending outwardly and downwardly therefrom, and a finger piece secured to said cover, said finger piece being disposed adjacent said handle.

1 JOSEPH M. HEMOVICH.

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